This blog displays scenic photos taken from around Grand Marais, MI. Photos of rockhounding and nature adventures are also posted. Information is included about the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum and other scientific subjects. For more information about the museum and our unique mineral art, books, DVDs, and Online rockhounding classes please go to www.agatelady.com.

About Me

After more than a million miles of corporate travel, I moved to my family's home town of Grand Marais, MI in 1994. I now operate the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum as well as earn a living as a mineral artist and writer/designer. I hope that this blog will help me share my adventures and art with family, friends, museum patrons, and customers. You can learn more about the museum at www.agatelady.com.

Friday, January 15, 2016

First Cross Country Ski of the Winter

Yesterday I went to Marquette with friends, Jamie and Lois Fite. We had a dozen or so errands, but the most important one was that all three of us purchased new cross country skies. We have been talking about it for at least a couple of years. Jamie didn't have any; Lois's were inherited and decades old. My equipment was 15 years old, one of the boots was broke, and the bindings sometimes did not operate correctly.

We hit the trails in the national park this afternoon. They were tracked a day or so ago, so there was an inch or more on top of the track, but it was a blast! I love my new equipment!